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AM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
FM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
The leading most popular radio stations in December 2025 (ranking in the top five) each took from 4.1 to 11.2 percent of radio audience market share. Combined, they reached about 34 percent of all radio listeners in the Greater Los Angeles area. Station KOST 103.5 FM typically takes the number one spot during the holiday season, due to its all-holiday-music-all-the-time format.
Of the 44 L.A. radio stations listed here, 12 are Spanish-language stations. Combined, these 12 stations drew 17 percent of the L.A. radio audience in December 2025.
Ranked in Popularity, September-December 2025
Stations ranked by percent share of listening audience.
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | |||
| KOST | FM 103.5 | Adult Contemporary | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| KRTH | FM 101.1 | Classic Hits | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KBIG | FM 104.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| KNX | FM 97.1 | News | 4-tie | 6-tie | 6 | 5 |
| KTWV | FM 94.7 | Urban Adult Contemporary | 4-tie | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | |||
| KCBS | FM 93.1 | Variety Hits | 5 | 6-tie | 7 | 7-tie |
| KIIS | FM 102.7 | Top 40 Contemporary | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| KFI | AM 640 | News/Talk | 7-tie | 12 | 13 | 11-tie |
| KYSR | FM 98.7 | Alternate Rock | 7-tie | 8 | 8 | 10-tie |
| KLAX | FM 97.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 8-tie | 7 | 11 | 10-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | |||
| KPCC | FM 89.3 | News/Talk Public Radio | 8-tie | 13 | 12-tie | 11-tie |
| KROQ | FM 106.7 | Alternate Rock | 8-tie | 11 | 10-tie | 9 |
| KUSC | FM 91.5 | Classical | 8-tie | 10-tie | 9-tie | 7-tie |
| KLOS | FM 95.5 | Classic Rock | 9 | 10-tie | 9-tie | 7-tie |
| KLVE | FM 107.5 | Spanish Adult Contemporary | 10-tie | 9 | 10-tie | 8 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | |||
| KSCA | FM 101.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 10-tie | 15 | 12-tie | 11-tie |
| KKGO | FM 105.1 | Country | 11 | 16-tie | 15 | 13 |
| KCRW | FM 89.9 | Public Radio/ Variety | 12 | 16-tie | 14 | 12 |
| KJLH | FM 102.3 | Urban Contemporary | 13 | 18-tie | 17-tie | 16-tie |
| KKJZ | FM 88.1 | Jazz | 14-tie | 18-tie | 18-tie | 14 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | |||
| KLLI | FM 93.9 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 14-tie | 19-tie | 22-tie | 18 |
| KBUE | FM 105.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 15-tie | 17-tie | 17-tie | 16-tie |
| KRRL | FM 92.3 | Urban Contemporary | 15-tie | 17-tie | 18-tie | 16-tie |
| KXOL | FM 96.3 | Spanish Contemporary | 15-tie | 19-tie | 19-tie | 15 |
| KPWR | FM 105.9 | Urban Contemporary | 16 | 20 | 19-tie | 17-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | |||
| KKLQ | FM 100.3 | Christian Contemporary | 17 | 18-tie | 21 | 17-tie |
| KDAY | FM 93.5 | Classic Hip Hop | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19-tie |
| KLAC | AM 570 | Sports | 19-tie | 14 | 16 | 17-tie |
| KLYY | FM 97.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 19-tie | 21 | 22-tie | 20 |
| KRCD | FM 103.9 / 98.3 | Spanish Classic Hits | 19-tie | 23 | 24 | 19-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | |||
| KAIA | FM 95.9 | Christian Contemporary | 20-tie | 24-tie | 23 | 23-tie |
| KCSN | FM 88.5 | Adult Alternative | 20-tie | 25-tie | 27-tie | 24 |
| KEIB | AM 1150 | Talk | 21-tie | 24-tie | 25-tie | 23-tie |
| KFWB | AM 980 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 21-tie | 25-tie | 26 | 21 |
| KRLA | AM 870 | Talk | 21-tie | 24-tie | 25-tie | 22 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | |||
| KDLD | FM 103.1 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 22 | 26-tie | 27-tie | 25-tie |
| KKLA | FM 99.5 | Christian Talk | 23-tie | 27-tie | 28-tie | 25-tie |
| KWVE-FM | FM 107.9 | Christian Talk/ Music | 23-tie | 28-tie | 29-tie | 26-tie |
| KHJ | AM 930 | Religious Catholic | 24-tie | 28-tie | 29-tie | 26-tie |
| KIRN-AM | AM 670 | Persian News/Talk | 24-tie | 28-tie | 29-tie | 26-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | |||
| KTLW-FM | FM 88.9 | Christian Contemporary | 24-tie | 28-tie | 29-tie | 26-tie |
| KTNQ | AM 1020 | Spanish News/Talk | 24-tie | 28-tie | 28-tie | 25-tie |
| KWKW | AM 1330 | Spanish Sports | 24-tie | 27-tie | 28-tie | 25-tie |
| KYLA | FM 92.7 | Alternative | 24-tie | 26-tie | 29-tie | 27 |
Source: Radio Online and Neilsen Audio
